diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 430a317..c07411e 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ python-versions = ">=3.5"
 [package.dependencies]
 Django = ">=2.2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "django-pam"
+version = "2.0.0"
+description = "Django PAM can be used in an SSO (Single Sign On) environment or just with a single box where you want to log into a Django app with your UNIX login."
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+
+[package.dependencies]
+python-pam = "*"
+six = "*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "djangorestframework"
 version = "3.12.4"
@@ -172,6 +184,14 @@ python-versions = "!=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,>=2.7"
 [package.dependencies]
 six = ">=1.5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "python-pam"
+version = "1.8.4"
+description = "Python PAM module using ctypes, py3/py2"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pytz"
 version = "2021.1"
@@ -230,7 +250,7 @@ brotli = ["brotlipy (>=0.6.0)"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "b79811649c3f98842553f41cea22d6dca824ea558e7f59e3060484fa7ee67313"
+content-hash = "d569ed4cdb36fab2d02b160c3e8aeb5ecaba83a04841c7c42a5b0d2910761c31"
 
 [metadata.files]
 asgiref = [
@@ -253,6 +273,10 @@ django-filter = [
     {file = "django-filter-2.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:84e9d5bb93f237e451db814ed422a3a625751cbc9968b484ecc74964a8696b06"},
     {file = "django_filter-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e00d32cebdb3d54273c48f4f878f898dced8d5dfaad009438fe61ebdf535ace1"},
 ]
+django-pam = [
+    {file = "django-pam-2.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:eab4b1b5390405daa091df2d645119f8670c5bbd624b62eba7f858b627a038f2"},
+    {file = "django_pam-2.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:18935739ffeedd4564e249dfb6ef5d0fe6b3016cbd444ff85a72fbda77cc3e8a"},
+]
 djangorestframework = [
     {file = "djangorestframework-3.12.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:6d1d59f623a5ad0509fe0d6bfe93cbdfe17b8116ebc8eda86d45f6e16e819aaf"},
     {file = "djangorestframework-3.12.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f747949a8ddac876e879190df194b925c177cdeb725a099db1460872f7c0a7f2"},
@@ -396,6 +420,10 @@ python-dateutil = [
     {file = "python-dateutil-2.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:73ebfe9dbf22e832286dafa60473e4cd239f8592f699aa5adaf10050e6e1823c"},
     {file = "python_dateutil-2.8.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:75bb3f31ea686f1197762692a9ee6a7550b59fc6ca3a1f4b5d7e32fb98e2da2a"},
 ]
+python-pam = [
+    {file = "python-pam-1.8.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:c856d9c89fedb33951dd8a95727ae57c6887b02d065bbdffd2fd9dbc0183909b"},
+    {file = "python_pam-1.8.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8439b470b564ac558585b5a3ffce0fce48d1eeebdff19add48279c33de7da0e0"},
+]
 pytz = [
     {file = "pytz-2021.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:eb10ce3e7736052ed3623d49975ce333bcd712c7bb19a58b9e2089d4057d0798"},
     {file = "pytz-2021.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:83a4a90894bf38e243cf052c8b58f381bfe9a7a483f6a9cab140bc7f702ac4da"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0bd5a7c..f06529d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Markdown = "^3.3.4"
 django-filter = "^2.4.0"
 pandaSDMX = "^1.4.2"
 pydantic = "~1.7.3"
+django-pam = "^2.0.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 
diff --git a/sophon/settings.py b/sophon/settings.py
index 610b2d2..2d47890 100644
--- a/sophon/settings.py
+++ b/sophon/settings.py
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     },
 ]
 
+AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+    'django_pam.auth.backends.PAMBackend',
+    'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
+]
+
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/topics/i18n/